Town NAG relaunch plan to ‘spark interest'

An open meeting to drum up more support for Wokingham’s Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) is to take place next month.

Wokingham town centre NAG has been without a chairman since Rex Roskilly moved out of the area a few weeks ago.

A meeting of existing members at Wokingham Library in Denmark Street last month failed to find a new person to step into the top job for the group, which works to identify and tackle the key issues for local people.

Previous work by the NAG has included a successful drive to get more hanging baskets in the town centre and a crackdown on speeding.

The NAG is made up of police, local people, traders and groups.

PCSO Will Gilbert said the meeting in May was the first in a while and enabled residents to discuss the issues the NAG has been addressing.

He said: “It was decided that a fresh approach was needed to incorporate our residents in the Evendons end of the area.

“The Wokingham town centre NAG is to be re-branded the Wokingham town and Evendons NAG.

“We’re having an informal public meeting in the scout hut in Evendons Lane on July 7 and will do a presentation with the NAG.

“It is hoped that the meeting will spark more interest and increase membership.”

The town centre NAG’s main priorities to address, which were set by a survey of residents earlier this year, are the town centre regeneration, traffic congestion and shop variety.

Members of the NAG can lobby local councillors, Wokingham Borough Council and Wokingham Town Council to spark action on issues or find out how the NAG can contribute to improving life in the town.

PCSO Gilbert added: “With regards to the priorities, the town centre team has issued 30 fixed penalty notices this month for various offences around town.”

For more information about the Wokingham town centre NAG and to get involved call the Wokingham neighbourhood policing team on 0845 8 505 505.